GOLD BAR, Wash. — State Route 2 was blocked in both directions near Gold Bar and Index for several hours following a deadly crash involving three vehicles yesterday.
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) first reported the crash around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
According to a report released by WSP overnight, three people were killed and two others injured.
The deceased victims have been identified as a 30-year-old man from Mill Creek and two men in their 50’s from Woodinville.
According to the release from WSP, the Mill Creek man was driving a white Ford Fusion westbound along US 2. The two men from Woodinville were heading eastbound along US 2 in a black Ford F150.
The WSP report states that the Ford Fusion crossed the center line and hit the Ford F150. The Ford Fusion came to a stop blocking the westbound lanes, while the Ford 150 was blocking the eastbound lanes. A green Honda CR-V that was also heading eastbound then struck the Ford F150, before coming to rest in the ditch off the eastbound shoulder.
WSP says that a 20-year-old man from Seattle was driving the Honda CR-V, with a 19-year-old girl in the passenger seat. Both were reportedly taken to Providence Medical Center.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation, according to WSP.
KIRO 7 spoke with a witness who sent a video of the aftermath. They said they believed that the alleged causing driver was going too fast for the traffic conditions before the crash.
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